Japan Intercepts Chinese TB-001 ‘Twin-Tailed Scorpion’ Drone Over East China Sea
The TB-001 was intercepted alongside a Y-9Z electronic warfare aircraft as Chinese and Russian aircraft continue to operate in Japan’s Air Defense Identification Zone. Japan has said China’s Tengden TB-001…
Block II Upgrades for E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Clear Critical Design Review
The Block II’s open architecture for the E-2D’s mission systems, computers and displays enhance cockpit functionality, support future upgrades and improve sensor fusion. The U.S. Navy’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Airborne…
JASDF F-15’s Landing Gear Collapses on Landing at Naha Airport
The main landing gear of a JASDF F-15 collapsed during landing, causing the aircraft to slide on the runway and turn 180 degrees as it slowed down. An F-15 of…
RTX Receives $22 Billion Contract to Accelerate Tomahawk Production
The award follows other investments in munitions production capacity aimed at reducing delivery times, strengthening supply chains and supporting U.S. and allied demand. Raytheon, an RTX business, has received a…
NASA’s New ‘Vomit Comet’ Has a Secretive Air Force Past
The Boeing 737-700, formerly operated as N712JM, spent years as a secretive U.S. Air Force flying testbed, and is now becoming NASA’s new reduced-gravity research aircraft with the registration N837NA.…
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Japan Intercepts Chinese TB-001 ‘Twin-Tailed Scorpion’ Drone Over East China Sea
The TB-001 was intercepted alongside a Y-9Z electronic warfare aircraft as Chinese…
Block II Upgrades for E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Clear Critical Design Review
The Block II’s open architecture for the E-2D’s mission systems, computers and…
JASDF F-15’s Landing Gear Collapses on Landing at Naha Airport
The main landing gear of a JASDF F-15 collapsed during landing, causing…
RTX Receives $22 Billion Contract to Accelerate Tomahawk Production
The award follows other investments in munitions production capacity aimed at reducing…
NASA’s New ‘Vomit Comet’ Has a Secretive Air Force Past
The Boeing 737-700, formerly operated as N712JM, spent years as a secretive…
GE’s T901 Engine Clears Preliminary Flight Rating for UH-60 Black Hawk
The next-generation T901, developed as part of the ITEP program, cleared the…
Kadena’s First F-15EX Breaks Cover
The first F-15EX Eagle II destined to Kadena Air Base in Japan…
Iconic Shuttleworth DH.88 Comet Racer Damaged After Landing Incident
The only airworthy example of an original de Havilland DH.88 Comet nosed-over…
Military Aviation
Block II Upgrades for E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Clear Critical Design Review
The Block II’s open architecture for the E-2D’s mission systems, computers and…
Chinese National Sentenced to Six Months After Unlawfully Photographing Whiteman AFB
Authorities said Wu's repeated photography of Whiteman AFB's infrastructure, including after a…
Italian Typhoon Shoots Down Drone Over Latvia
An Italian F-2000 Typhoon assigned to the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission…
The Future USS John F. Kennedy Begins Acceptance Trials Ahead of Delivery
The John F. Kennedy, the second Gerald R. Ford class nuclear-powered aircraft…
Ukrainian MiG-29 Crashes After Air to Air Missile Misfire
A Ukrainian Air Force pilot was forced to eject from a MiG-29…
Drones
Japan Intercepts Chinese TB-001 ‘Twin-Tailed Scorpion’ Drone Over East China Sea
The TB-001 was intercepted alongside a Y-9Z electronic warfare aircraft as Chinese…
Japan Intercepts Chinese TB-001 ‘Twin-Tailed Scorpion’ Drone Over East China Sea
The TB-001 was intercepted alongside a Y-9Z electronic warfare aircraft as Chinese…
CENTCOM Launches Multinational Attack Drone Task Force ‘Falcon Strike’
Task Force Falcon Strike will bring together U.S. and regional forces operating…
Kizilelma UCAV Drops Munitions from Internal Bays for the First Time
After initially testing weapon release from underwing pylons, the Kizilelma UCAV now…
FQ-42A and FQ-44A CCAs Are in Serial Production
A month after contracts were awarded, GA-ASI and Anduril announced that their…
Aviation Safety / Air Crashes
JASDF F-15’s Landing Gear Collapses on Landing at Naha Airport
The main landing gear of a JASDF F-15 collapsed during landing, causing…
Iconic Shuttleworth DH.88 Comet Racer Damaged After Landing Incident
The only airworthy example of an original de Havilland DH.88 Comet nosed-over…
U.S. Army AH-64E Apache Crashes in Texas, Both Crew Members Killed
A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache crashed in Salado, Texas, leaving no survivors…
Troubled Areas
Ukrainian MiG-29 Crashes After Air to Air Missile Misfire
A Ukrainian Air Force pilot was forced to eject from a MiG-29…
Japan Intercepts Chinese TB-001 ‘Twin-Tailed Scorpion’ Drone Over East China Sea
The TB-001 was intercepted alongside a Y-9Z electronic warfare aircraft as Chinese…
Ukrainian MiG-29 Crashes After Air to Air Missile Misfire
A Ukrainian Air Force pilot was forced to eject from a MiG-29…
Iran Shows Off Wreckage of U.S. Aircraft Lost During Operation Epic Fury
Iranian state media has released images of a display of aircraft wreckage…
China Shows H-6 Bomber Carrying Nuclear-Capable JL-1 ALBM
China released images of the H-6 bomber carrying the JL-1 air-launched ballistic…
Weapons
RTX Receives $22 Billion Contract to Accelerate Tomahawk Production
The award follows other investments in munitions production capacity aimed at reducing…
RTX Receives $22 Billion Contract to Accelerate Tomahawk Production
The award follows other investments in munitions production capacity aimed at reducing…
GBU-75 JDAM Long Range Cleared for Production
The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a procurement contract for GBU-75 JDAM…
Japan Begins Captive-Carry Flight Tests Of Air-Launched Type 25 Anti-Ship Missile
Photographs from Gifu Air Base show F-2B prototype 63-8101 carrying the new…
Russia Shows Su-34s Carrying Four Jet-Capable UMPK Glide Bombs
The new UMPK kit, strapped on to a FAB-500T bomb, has an…
